I put these two shots up to show you how the large format looks before any kind of color correction in post processing before I may spend up to 20 minutes each image to work any magic in Lightroom or Photoshop. Also, to show you that I need to really understand my new equipment.

For one thing, both the shot above and the second shot were taken with the exact same exposure, same film, same lens, same everything aside from composition and my new Epson V700 refused to scan them the same. I scanned them side-by-side in the same holder and the Epson refused to find the same color information in both. I even scanned the top one separately and could not get it to look like the bottom sheet.

An hour later of fiddling and changing the marquee scan area over and over, I gave up and decided to take it as is.

Secondly, you can see I haven't yet perfected my developing process. As I discussed before, I use something called the 'taco method' to develop two 4x5 sheets in a rotary drum. By holding the sheets in a taco shape, it protects the inner emulsion layer from being touched by anything else. Unfortunately, as you can see in the top picture, the elastic hair band that holds it in its shape has shown through in the development.

I think my solution is to get an even looser elastic that holds it less tight. Too loose, however, and the taco might come loose altogether. Ah well, next time.

I will chalk this one up to a better experience taking the shot than getting the shot. This was the product of an afternoon of busing it, about forty minutes of humming and hawing at the location (accompanied by the inevitable questioning by people at my choice of camera), and a nice hike around False Creek.

It was a gorgeous afternoon with Vancouver's myriad of people all around. At one point while I was considering taking another shot of BC Place, I found myself sitting beside an elderly Mennonite Couple in their traditional garb while to my left was a young professional playing some game on his iPad. And between them me: with my troublesome 4x5 camera.